Jessica Jones Quartet at The Jazz Gallery

A savvy bandleader, intrepid improviser, gifted composer and veteran educator who's mentored some of jazz's finest 21s t century artists, Brooklyn tenor saxophonist Jessica Jones adds to her stellar discography with Continuum (2019), an album that embodies her approach to jazz as a seamless flow passed between players.
Label: Reva Records

The Jessica Jones Quartet is an improvising jazz ensemble which performs original experimental music. Their music derives from the jazz tradition using structured original compositions as a framework for freer improvisation. Combining two tenor saxophones with bass and drums, the group creates an exciting, robust new soundscape. Working with drummers and bassists on the forefront of the experimental jazz scene has allowed the group a level of exploration that gives birth to a unique sound. ...

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A savvy bandleader, intrepid improviser, gifted composer and veteran educator who's mentored some of jazz's finest 21s t century artists, Brooklyn tenor saxophonist Jessica Jones adds to her stellar discography with Continuum (2019), an album that embodies her approach to jazz as a seamless flow passed between players.
Label: Reva Records

The Jessica Jones Quartet is an improvising jazz ensemble which performs original experimental music. Their music derives from the jazz tradition using structured original compositions as a framework for freer improvisation. Combining two tenor saxophones with bass and drums, the group creates an exciting, robust new soundscape. Working with drummers and bassists on the forefront of the experimental jazz scene has allowed the group a level of exploration that gives birth to a unique sound.

The compositions of Jessica Jones and husband and fellow tenor saxist, Tony Jones, are currently given life by the innovative and energetic rhythm section of drummer Kenny Wollesen and bassist Stomu Takeishi, original members of the band from the 1980s. The eclectic musical backgrounds of the band members infuse the music with the energy and creativity of new textures while remaining firmly rooted in the jazz tradition.

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